tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62890702259852899072017-12-13T09:14:23.967-05:00Write MeKaye Draper, author of romantic fantasy and paranormal stuff. Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.comBlogger250125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-2738347313079492252017-12-12T20:25:00.000-05:002017-12-12T20:25:51.080-05:00Wendigos, Witches and Ghouls, oh my! Get Snow Fright for just 99 cents until Saturday!The latest installment in the Wendigo Girl Series, Snow Fright, is available for pre-order for just $0.99 until Saturday the 16th. Get it now so you can get caught up. The last book in the series will be out before you know it! Click here for Kindle. Or click here for all other digital formats (Apple, Kobo, B&N etc.)
Tess is living on borrowed time. Hidden from the hunters who
want to end Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-35377433413573652172017-12-05T18:50:00.001-05:002017-12-05T18:52:22.275-05:00Native American Themed Fantasy-- Cloud Short Story (Wendigo Girl)Get to know more about how Hanging Cloud was made in my new Wendigo Girl short story, Cloud. Grab your copy for kindle here, or on Apple, Kobo, B&N and more here.
Cloud is destined to lead her people. If her grandmother has
her way, Cloud will follow in her footsteps and become one the Anishinaabe
tribe’s most powerful shaman. But Cloud is the chief’s daughter, two-spirited
and strong-willed,Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-34851228589198703442017-12-04T16:53:00.002-05:002017-12-12T20:26:43.197-05:00Frosty Flash FictionI just entered the following bit of flash fiction in a contest at the Author Transformation Alliance. Click the link to vote for my story, and to check out all the other submissions! Click here.
The rules were to write 500 words or less about the picture below.
The cold bite of snow against my cheeks, reddened and frozen
by the sub-zero temperatures, was like needles piercing my skin. The Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-9313636375584150952017-10-24T22:58:00.000-04:002017-10-24T22:58:47.000-04:00Wendigo Girl Short Story 1.5- TommyThe third book in my snarky, foulmouthed Wendigo Girl Series will be coming out soon. In the meantime, enjoy a little backstory teaser about everyone's favorite boy-next-door-turned-ghoul, Tommy!
Tommy White is as boring and bland as his name—and that is just the way he wants it. Until he falls for Tess, a young widow with dark secrets who will destroy his carefully erected “normal” act and Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-60318334028890811132017-10-03T20:35:00.002-04:002017-10-14T12:23:20.091-04:00New Release! Creeping Beauty- Wendigo Girl Book 2The sequel to Beauty And The Feast, Creeping Beauty, is out today! If you you enjoy urban fantasy, paranormal romance,and dark fairytales, you'll love this snarky genre-blending book!
"When will I learn to stop thinking things can’t get any worse?"
After losing her husband and child, losing her humanity to a wendigo attack and being shackled to a couple of shadowy monster hunters, Tess Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-1785725786604047402017-09-23T09:55:00.001-04:002017-10-14T12:23:51.576-04:00Free Paranormal Fantasy RomanceHappy Saturday! My paranormal romance/ contemporary fantasy romance book, Kelpie, is free from now until September 30th. Get your copy at Smashwords by entering this code: NC97N.
When Ada wakes with a strange man in her sleeping bag, she has no idea that the dazed, dirty, and naked man is actually a Kelpie- a horse-like creature with an affinity for water. He insists that he is a fey, and Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-18582977805218207512017-09-10T15:33:00.000-04:002017-09-10T15:33:05.758-04:00Random Book Review- Hexbreaker Jordan L. Hawk
I just finished Hexbreaker by Jordan L Hawk.
I loved the world building in this book, and the great juxtaposition of coppers, magic, and alternative culture in 1890's New York.
This story is a sweet M/M romance between a witch and a cat familiar--but it's far more complex than that. I thought it rich on all levels, delivering history, fantasy, romance, mystery and explicit steamy sex.
Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-83420942375667021242017-06-24T18:50:00.003-04:002017-06-24T18:50:35.574-04:00Free Urban Fantasy E-book, Beauty And The FeastMy new book is free today at amazon! Grab your copy here
.Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-38832565090778463392017-06-20T08:14:00.000-04:002017-10-14T12:24:15.723-04:00New Not So Urban Fantasy Out Today! Get Your Monster On.My new urban fantasy book, Beauty And The Feast, is out today! Check it out on Amazon.
I wanted solitude. I just wanted to be left the hell alone. I thought life had taken everything from me.
I was wrong.
Reclusive horror writer Tess Vere has lost everything. There is no possible way her craptastic life can get much worse. Until she is attacked by a shadow creature on the Lake Huron shore. Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-3644199620876089342017-06-12T19:41:00.003-04:002017-10-14T12:24:42.967-04:00New (Not So) Urban Fantasy I can't tell you how excited I am about this new book. I let myself bleed into it, maybe more than anything I've ever written. Check it out, Beauty And The Feast available for pre-order now.
I wanted solitude. I just wanted to be left the hell alone. I thought life had taken everything from me. I was wrong.Reclusive horror writer Tess Vere has lost everything. There is no possible way her Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-17316930027024026732017-05-30T12:19:00.001-04:002017-10-14T12:25:04.595-04:00New Audiobook out today! My new short story, House On The Hill is available now in audiobook format!
Funny, isn’t it, how the things we wish for so easily become a cage? Trapped in a failing marriage and an ever-increasing apathy for life, Mary stumbles across the house on the hill. After her encounter with the beautiful and otherworldly Giddeon and his elderly master, Mr. Winde, her life is forever changed. But is Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-58973122987662567842017-05-19T08:00:00.000-04:002017-05-19T08:00:33.911-04:00Random Book Review: Venom and Vanilla
I recently read a book that I have to share with you. Venom and Vanilla, by Shannon Mayer, is a unique urban fantasy with and awkward heroine and enough goofy humor, action, and magical creatures to keep me reading past my bedtime.
If you want a sterotypical gritty urban fantasy, this is not it. If you enjoy something new and different, and at times wonderfully odd... then this is your book!Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-1866928081957363462017-05-18T08:00:00.000-04:002017-05-18T08:00:08.640-04:00New E-Book Out Today! Come visit the fey House on the Hill. My new short story, House On The Hill, is out today at Amazon and Smashwords. Come enjoy a quick romantic read that is both hauntingly real and a wonderous escape!
Funny, isn’t it, how the things we wish for so easily become a cage?
Trapped in a failing marriage and an ever-increasing apathy for life, Mary stumbles across the house on the hill. After her encounter with the beautiful and Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-14800785181734618982017-05-13T11:04:00.003-04:002017-05-13T20:59:25.279-04:00Free E-Book- Moonlight Calls, Paranormal/urban fantasyHappy Saturday!
Just a reminder, my parnormal romance/urban fantasy book Moonlight Calls, is free. No matter what your guilty paranormal pleasure is, I'm sure you'll find it in the Moonlight Calls and the rest of the Demon's Call Series.
The most powerful creatures of the supernatural community are inexplicably drawn to Mya, but she refuses to acknowledge the power growing inside her- not theKaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-19838074778172771212017-05-05T16:59:00.002-04:002017-05-05T17:04:26.309-04:00Indie Author Shout-out!Silly as it is, the stigma surrounding self-published or indie authors STILL persists. Being an Indie is not a sure sign your stuff is crap, just as being traditionally published is not a sure sign your stuff ISN'T crap....but I digress....
I would like to give some love to indie authors. I can't personally vouch for all of the titles listed below (and you wouldn't want me to because we all haveKaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-61761809655270957782017-04-30T11:03:00.001-04:002017-04-30T11:03:37.853-04:00Love Fantasy Creatures? I have been low on inspiration lately, but I stumbled across these adorable guys at Riker Creatures while doing some priming before I sit down to work on my current WIP- a book starring all kinds of fun magical creatures. This really brigntened my day.
What's your favorite? I personally loved the baby jackalope that first came up in my search!
Here's some more of the amazingly life-like Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-61100636920631490022017-04-28T17:28:00.002-04:002017-04-28T17:29:30.257-04:00TUVWXYZ- Ending the A to Z challengeI did my best to try to participate in the April A to Z blogging challenge. I've missed several days now, and looking forward I can't say I will be able to finish.
But I hate not finishing things! Can't stand it. So today is my goodbye to the challenge for this year. Bringing it to a close, but accepting my limits. A personal story... the last 14 months have been hard for me, and my household Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-38708599076045184472017-04-22T22:53:00.002-04:002017-04-22T22:53:47.337-04:00Self-discovery will help you master anything you do!April A to Z Blogging Challenge, hosted here.
My theme this year is exploring the link between mental health and creativity. See my stance on this here.
Oh Gods I've fallen behind this work with a heavy work schedule and some flagging motivation. Catch-up post!
S is for Self-discovery
All personal development is an exercise in self-discovery. In order to grow, and in order to really Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-89763409206626920392017-04-22T22:49:00.001-04:002017-04-22T22:50:05.203-04:00Never be afraid to Reset!R is for Reset.
We've all been there. You make that big goal, that big promise to yourself. You do good for a while, but eventually at some point you wake up and realize you have compeltely fallen off track.
It's tempting at that point to just throw up your hands and say that's it! I quit!
But don't be afraid to Reset. Simply assess where you are and pick up where you left off. If we see each Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-49314307969509243292017-04-20T19:44:00.000-04:002017-04-20T19:45:53.718-04:00Be open, persevere, and ask a ton of questions!
April A to Z Blogging Challenge, hosted here.
My theme this year is exploring the link between mental health and creativity. See my stance on this here.
Oh Gods I've fallen behind this work with a heavy work schedule and some flagging motivation. Catch-up post!
Openess Perseverance Questions
Three very important self-development words that will make you a better writer (or Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-23684134293419286392017-04-17T20:03:00.000-04:002017-04-17T20:03:19.021-04:00Never Give UpApril A to Z Blogging Challenge, hosted here.
My theme this year is exploring the link between mental health and creativity. See my stance on this here.
N is for Never
Never is a dangerous word. So is it's friend "always."
It's all to easy to say something never happens, or something always goes a certain way.
This is one of those times we need to check ourselves. Statistically speaking Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-33216939826010881112017-04-16T11:46:00.001-04:002017-04-16T11:46:18.043-04:00Love Yourself More!April A to Z Blogging Challenge, hosted here.
My theme this year is exploring the link between mental health and creativity. See my stance on this here.
L M is for Love yourself More
I think the whole concept of loving yourself gets tossed around much too losely these days. To me loving yourself is more than just accepting yourself as you are and calling it good. To my way of thinking, whenKaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-50738608387602993542017-04-15T10:07:00.003-04:002017-04-15T10:09:10.600-04:00Free E-book AND A Free Short StoryHappy Saturday. I am giving away my e-book Earth and Sky AND my short story Mer for Free for a limited time!
All you have to do is sign up for my mailing list below. No spamming. Only ocassional e-mails letting you know when I have free offers or new books for you. The best part? You can unsubscribe later if you want. I won't judge ;)
Get your free novel AND your free short story HERE.
Kaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-14074345116729255482017-04-13T20:34:00.001-04:002017-04-16T11:34:39.751-04:00Keep the good stuff. Toss the rest!April A to Z Blogging Challenge, hosted here.
My theme this year is exploring the link between mental health and creativity. See my stance on this here.
K is for Keep
A large part of life is about what you choose to keep and what you toss. Many of us cling to old ideas, past hurts, and mistaken beliefs--about life, the world, and ourselves. These things can often be holding us back withoutKaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289070225985289907.post-67837076159401513652017-04-12T17:54:00.002-04:002017-04-12T17:54:54.310-04:00Jump! Move yourself forward one leap at a time!April A to Z Blogging Challenge, hosted here.
My theme this year is exploring the link between mental health and creativity. See my stance on this here.
J is for Jump
When you are not feeling like the strongest version of yourself, you feel powerless. Fearful. You might see a goal ahead, but be afraid to take the collasal leap of faith needed to get there! Working on growing myself hasKaye Draperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09134006398950107252noreply@blogger.com1